Job description Production Planning Technician in the Yorkton–Melville Region
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Find out what work is like for a production planning technician in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians (NOC 22302).

Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians

Description

Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians may work independently or provide technical support and services in the development of production methods, facilities and systems, and the planning, estimating, measuring and scheduling of work. They are employed by manufacturing and insurance companies, government departments, and establishments in other industries.

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists
  • Develop and conduct production, inventory and quality assurance programs in manufacturing or in other industries
  • Design plant layouts and production facilities
  • Develop and carry out work study and related programs
  • Develop and carry out industrial health, safety and fire prevention plans and programs and conduct safety training programs
  • Develop applications using CAD/CAM (computer-assisted drafting, computer-assisted manufacturing) for the control of robots, computer numerical control (CNC) machines and other manufacturing processes and operations.
  • Industrial engineering and manufacturing technicians
  • Assist in the design of plant layouts
  • Conduct work measurement or other studies
  • Collect and compile operational or experimental data and assist in the development of estimates, schedules, specifications and reports
  • Collect and analyze data and samples in support of quality assurance and industrial health and safety programs
  • Develop manufacturing and processing procedures and variables, set machine or equipment controls, oversee production and inspect processes.

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 22302), and a list of similar occupations:

  • computer-assisted design/computer-assisted manufacturing (CAD/CAM) programmer
  • industrial engineering technician
  • industrial engineering technologist
  • loss prevention technologist - manufacturing
  • manufacturing technician
  • manufacturing technologist
  • planning technician
  • plastics manufacturing technician
  • pulp and paper manufacturing technologist
  • quality assurance technologist
  • scheduling technician - manufacturing
  • textile technologist
  • time study analyst

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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